NEWSLETTER

Vol. 1, Issue 2

Released:  March 17, 2003

 

News

Welcome to the 'I Want Online Now!' newsletter.  I will try to avoid any hype, whatsoever.  If any of you notice me starting to sound like one of those so-called gurus out there, please let me know.  I would prefer you do it nicely, of course. This newsletter contains ongoing lessons and articles about running an online business.  Please feel free to send in any suggestions you have, i.e., lessons you've learned the hard way since you've been online.  Maybe between us all, we can help others make the move to the internet without losing everything they own. This is a weekly newsletter,  published on Mondays.  There will also be a classifieds only issue that comes out on Fridays, as soon as we have enough subscribers (at least 100).  In addition, we will be running solo ads whenever they come in.   Both the classified ads issue and the solo ads will have free ad contests.  One of the solo ads each week will contain an ad code.  The first person to submit the ad code and their ad to me will receive a free top sponsor ad.

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Publisher's Corner

Welcome everyone! I'm on a roll!  This is the 2nd issue of I Want Online Now!  Isn't it exciting?!  I'm already thinking of another newsletter to write. :)  I spent several days finding errors on my websites and fixing them, and wasn't that a blast.  Yuck!    I also had to submit this newsletter to all of the same directories as my other newsletter.   I'm getting ready to prune my online businesses and advertising again.  Every so often, I go through everything I'm doing and decide what's  wasting money and what I really want to devote time and expense to.   You'll probably notice a theme to this week's issue.  Something to do with hard work.  I think it's a subconscious reminder to myself that I have a bunch of things I need to get done.  In fact, I'm getting close to that overwhelmed point.  The reason is that several of the things I need to get done are things I hate.  Taxes, for one.  Filling out an employment application with all of my previous employment.  Starting a new job.  Pay bills.  I was hoping writing them down would make them seem less daunting.  Not a chance! I wonder how many of you already have your taxes done.

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This Week's Lesson

Getting Online - 1st Step, Part 2 In the last lesson, I told you what I believe you need to get started online,  an ISP, a webhost provider, a domain name, a website, and a product. I gave you a couple of suggestions on where to get these. However, I never really explained what they are. Well, here goes. An ISP, or Internet Service Provider, is how you get connected to the internet. I'm sure you've heard of AOL and MSN, and some of you know Earthlink, Juno, or NetZero. Some of the phone companies are now ISPs, as well, like Verizon and ATT, and so are some of the cable companies, like Comcast and RoadRunner/ TimeWarner. Anybody that will give you an account that allows you to access the internet and read your email is an ISP. If you're going to do alot of work online, such as maintaining a newsletter, answering lots of email, updating a website, and advertising your product, website, or newsletter, if you can afford it, get either DSL or cable. These are so much faster than dialup, it isn't even funny. Ask any website or newsletter owner that is using dialup what they think. A webhost provider is simply a company that has computers already connected to the internet and is willing to rent you space on their computer for your website. Why is that important? Well, because you don't want to have to learn to be a system administrator and keep your computer running 24/7, make backups of your data, repair the machine, and restore the data if it crashes. You don't want to have to run a high speed line that hooks up to the closest internet connection so that your  customers can access your website. The cost and aggravation aren't worth it, unless you're a big company! These webhost providers will 'host' your website and take care of the details for you. All you have to do is load your website onto their machines and maintain the site itself. Many webhost providers will also design and maintain your website, but if you can afford to go that route, you don't need this newsletter. A domain name is that catchy name, like i-want-online-now.com :) or amazon.com that defines your site. It's very, very important. There are many articles on the internet about how to come up with a name and how much importance the search engines attach to the domain name. Bottom line, you want your name to reflect what you're selling, not your company name, unless your company name is very well known, like WallMart or Dell. It shouldn't be too long or too difficult to write. The name I-Want-Online-Now.com is a hard one to type and probably wasn't the best, but it is certainly descriptive. The last suggestion I have is to try to get a .com name.  If the same name exists as both a .com and a .net, buy both of them and put the website on one and point the other to it. Don't leave one of those available to a competitor. When people are trying to remember the name of a website, they will assume first that it is a .com site. They'll try .net next. Search engines do evaluate the domain name when they are ranking you, although to what extent, I have no idea. If you're reading this newsletter, you already know what a website is. You don't  absolutely have to know html to get started, but you definitely should learn Front Page and/or html as soon as you can. It's really not hard, unless you try to do some of the more fancy things. Many of the affiliate and mlm programs give you a replicated website with your own name and phone number on it. You won't stand out from all of the other affiliates unless you build your own website that points to your affiliate programs. There are lots of free or cheap website templates available, so you don't have to start from scratch. Front Page comes with a few, but obviously, everybody has those few templates. Go online and look up website templates.  Products can be information, ebooks, software, retail goods, or just about anything.  If you join an affiliate or mlm program, you'll be selling their products. Otherwise, you'll either sell your own products or buy someone's products and resell them. You need to decide exactly what you're going to be selling before you start building a website, unless you decide to start with a newsletter and work from that end. In that case, I would consider your newsletter to be your product.

Feature Article

You're Building What? by Theresa Cahill All Rights Reserved Copyright 2003 I've been giving a lot of thought lately to what works online and what doesn't. You must have noticed it, too. Tons and tons of people are willing to jump on the bandwagon with dreams of getting rich - virtually overnight. And most of us are aware that this is hardly ever the case. However, if you are into reading the ezines you receive, and looking at the advertisements placed in those ezines, you must have also noticed that there are plenty of true at-home business opportunities available. Some are health related, some are home products related, the rest run a gamut of products and services. And, if you've paid particular attention, you'll also see that these same advertisers do not go away! This has got to mean that these types of "at home" businesses are working for these people because they are working it. Sure some require a small initial investment, so why do some people bulk at laying out $29 or $129 when they are more than willing to give $5 here, $20 there, $100 or more on that stupid off chance that they just might make it into a decent position in a matrix, "fast cycling" type program? If you are new to the net, take heed. If you've been around a while and are still fooling with these my question is, "Why?" How many times and how much money will it take for you (the royal you, of course) to realize that time and effort is required on the internet to make a go of it? I invite you to drop over to http://www.thewizworld.com and look around the website. Then read the current and back issues of the Newsletter. These archived copies are filled with good sound advice from people who ARE achieving their dreams online. They don't try to pull the wool over your eyes - they'll tell you right up front WORK is the answer. And they are willing to help you! If you've got the money to throw away - on that off chance venture - hey no one can stop you. But my experience, and inbox, are proof that "the easy way" is nothing but a sure way to go broke. Working the right program DOES return rewards. Again, the key is work. If you are afraid of work, I'm thinking the odds are stacked against you and my suggestion would be to put your money into the BANK. If you aren't afraid to work, RESEARCH first, email those involved in any particular at home business, establish a rapport with your potential upline, sign up, and get to work! Dreams are for dreamers - hard work is your key to success. ===================================== About the Author: Theresa Cahill is working on her second decade in marketing and would love to share her free, brandable ebook with you. Download it, read it, refer back to it, and share it with a friend! http://www.mwatracking.com/go/go.php/0047 Related articles can be found at: http://www.mywizardads.com/ArticleLibrary Please drop by http://www.thewizworld.com and/or http://www.mywizardads.com and say hi!

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